LANGUAGES INSTITUTE 2017-03
OPINION PARAGRAPH WRITING WORKSHOP
Professor’s name: Marc Hart Botero Date: 03 – 03 – 2020
Student’s name: Laura María Franco Ríos Group: 15
What is an Opinion Paragraph?
A paragraph in which you have to present your personal opinion on a particular topic. In such a paragraph, you
must state your opinion clearly and support it with appropriate reasons and examples. Your arguments must
be really convincing. Your opinion paragraph must have an introduction: hook and topic sentence; a body;
and a conclusion (closing sentence).
a) Topic sentence: it introduces the main idea of the paragraph. It tells the reader what the paragraph
will be about and also gives your opinion on the question. To express your opinion you can use
some of the following expressions;
● I believe/feel/think…
● From my point of view/As far as I am concerned…
● I completely/strongly agree/disagree…
I) Write a topic sentence / hook and then you need to write your point of view, for example: Cali is
the best city to live. I totally agree Cali is a wonderful place for having a lovely life.
Now, you have to try the same with the following topic: Important skill for competing in society.
Hook:
The most important skills to compete in society are respect, creativity and empathy. I believe that in order
to succeed in the competition for jobs in society, certain skills must be taken into account to stand out in the
midst of so many people.
b) Body: The body of the paragraph contains THREE REASONS and SUPPORT for each reason. You
also need to start each reason with transition signals . Here are some examples of transition
signals;
● The first (second, third) reason is…
● Another reason is…
● Firstly (First), Secondly (Second), Thirdly (Third)…
● Moreover, Furthermore, in addition, finally (final reason)…
SUPPORT is vital you need to support your reasons with detail and examples to be able to write a
Good number of words. Example of the reason 1 .
